Mike Farmer (basketball)

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Mike Farmer
Personal information
Born (1936-08-26) August 26, 1936 (age 88)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Richmond (Richmond, California)
College San Francisco (1955–1958)
NBA draft 1958: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1958–1966
Position Small forward
Number8, 51, 12
Career history
As player:
1958–1960 New York Knicks
1960–1961 Cincinnati Royals
1961–1962 San Francisco Saints
1962–1966 St. Louis Hawks
As coach:
1966 Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 2,816 (6.7 ppg)
Rebounds 1,950 (4.6 rpg)
Assists 550 (1.3 apg)
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Don Michael Farmer (born September 26, 1936) is an American former basketball player and coach. A 6'7" forward, he was selected with the third pick in the 1958 NBA draft by the New York Knicks after a college career at the University of San Francisco.

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Basketball career

Farmer played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for a total of seven seasons with New York, the Cincinnati Royals, and the St. Louis Hawks. In 1966, he coached nine games for the Baltimore Bullets. [1]

Career playing statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
 * Led the league

NBA

Source [2]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1958–59 New York 72*21.5.353.8384.4.96.0
1959–60 New York 6722.9.373.8435.7.97.4
1960–61 New York 23.0.000–1.0.0.0
1960–61 Cincinnati 5722.7.391.7346.61.47.5
1962–63 St. Louis 80*21.6.425.8424.61.87.4
1963–64 St. Louis 7617.9.406.8193.01.45.6
1964–65 St. Louis 6021.2.409.7984.31.56.8
1965–66 St. Louis 98.8.433.8002.0.73.3
Career42320.8.393.8144.61.36.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1959 New York 217.0.294.4005.0.06.0
1963 St. Louis 1123.8.365.7654.72.56.1
1964 St. Louis 1110.8.559.8001.5.84.2
1965 St. Louis 17.0.500–1.0.04.0
Career2516.9.411.7193.21.45.2

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular seasonGGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win–loss %
PlayoffsPGPlayoff gamesPWPlayoff winsPLPlayoff lossesPW–L %Playoff win–loss %

NBA

TeamYearGWLW–L%FinishPGPWPLPW–L%Result
Baltimore 1966–67 918.111(fired)————

References

  1. ↑ Marcus, Jeff (April 28, 2003). A Biographical Directory of Professional Basketball Coaches. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   9781461726531 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Mike Farmer NBA playing stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2023.


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